alternantie

Definitions of alternantie
  1. noun
    successive change from one thing or state to another and back again
    synonyms: afwisseling, alternatie, alternering, poolwisseling, variatie, variëteit, verandering
  2. noun
    an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
    synonyms: afwisseling, alteratie, alternatie, alternering, keer, variatie, variëteit, verandering, wending
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    acceleratievermogen, versnelling
    an increase in rate of change
    vertraging
    a decrease in rate of change
    geboorte
    the event of being born
    golfbeweging, ondulatie, slag, undulatie
    an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
    dood, doodsoorzaak, heengaan, overlijden, sterfgeval, verscheiden
    the event of dying or departure from life
    terugloop
    a change downward
    aanwas, accres, increment, stijging, toename, vermeerdering
    a change resulting in an increase
    deformatie, vormverandering
    alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it
    omzetting, transformatie, transmutatie
    a qualitative change
    flonkering, fonkeling, glinstering, knip, knipbrood, schittering, trekje, twinkeling
    a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
    kentering, omlooptijd, ommekeer, ommezwaai, omslag, omwenteling, revolutie
    a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
    mutatie
    (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism
    donder, donderslag
    a shocking surprise
    deuk, klap, knak, knauw, schok, slag
    an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
    inkrimping, krimp
    process or result of becoming less or smaller
    hergeboorte, metempsychose, palingenese, reïncarnatie, transmigratie, wedergeboorte, zielsverhuizing
    a second or new birth
    martelaarschap, marteldood
    death that is imposed because of the person's adherence of a religious faith or cause
    koersverlies
    euphemistic expressions for death
    aberratie, abnormaliteit, afwijking, anomalie, deviatie, ecart
    a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
    breuk, doorbraak
    the occurrence of breaking
    kentering, ommekeer, ommezwaai, omslag, revolutie
    an unforeseen development
    fenomeen
    a remarkable development
    complicatie, verwikkeling
    a development that complicates a situation
    kreeftegang, kreeftengang
    passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form
    verstevigen
    becoming stronger
    deformatie, vertekening, vervorming, vormverandering
    a change for the worse
    ladder
    a row of unravelled stitches
    transpositie
    an event in which one thing is substituted for another
    conjunctuur, conjunctuurbeweging, conjunctuurgolf
    recurring fluctuations in economic activity consisting of recession and recovery and growth and decline
    appelflauwte, flauwte
    a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
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    gebeurde, gebeurtenis, geschiedenis, ontwikkeling, voorval
    an event that happens
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